the buddy list is terrible it looks conglomerated and way too busy i truly dont like it the status bar is pretty cool tho even tho i wish it didnt have that live bar thingy telling all kind of nonsense stuff... ehh i guess ill get used to it.

hehe btw am i the only one bothered with the fact that the fat ps3's are gettin the ps3 slim logo? or basically the new PS logo?

there's no animated themes for us uk users premium or not (another case of sony leaving us ukers behind) but the default background has gone all sparkly i want my original startup sound back!

I just went through the process of getting a Jap account back up to download the Afrika theme. Its decent but the graphics are lacking (no aa). I was hoping for an ultra realistic looping CG background, not a rendered one.

Anyone ps3 should be able to register another region and download from their ps store. I personally have EU, Jap and USA (Main)

Anyone know what type of file the new dynamic themes are? And does anyone have a direct file download of the free Africa theme? If not I guess I'll have to get out wireshark and get the direct download link myself

I'll post the direct download link to put on usb flash drives when I get around to it.

Anyone know what type of file the new dynamic themes are? And does anyone have a direct file download of the free Africa theme?

Agreed, currently it hasn't been submitted to the PSN Link Database either so if someone can post the link I will +Rep ya too!

Originally Posted by rajendra82

I like the new XMB. Now need some animated themes, or some information on how to create them.

Although I can't confirm it (need to read around more), a few sites are reporting that end-users will not be able to make them yet as an SDK is required.

If this is accurate, then we'd have to wait either for Sony to release an updated PS3 Theme app or for one of the unofficial PS3 Theme creator app authors to study the format and update theirs. I will post more details as I find them...